§ 4141 - Public and private waters, powers as to; private preserve or propagation farm, filing notice of intent
§ 4141. Public and private waters, powers as to; private preserve or propagation farm, filing notice of intent
Waters, except closed waters, stocked by the commissioner, thereafter shall be treated as public waters, but he may prohibit fishing therein for a period of not exceeding five years and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided in section 4139 of this title. A person who might otherwise make the same a private preserve or propagation farm may do so at the expiration of five years from the date of filing with the commissioner a written notice of such intent. Such notice shall contain a description of the waters, or part thereof, intended to be made a private preserve or propagation farm and shall be kept on file by the commissioner. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)